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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “yellowwares” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

25 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
yellowwares205149(None) 
yellowware1951701yellowware_
hollowwares2051282hollowwares
willowwares1651432willowwares
hollowares1643763hollo_wares
hollowware1951343hollowware_
willowware1551543willowware_
yellowtails1761353yellowtails
yellowwoods2161013yellowwoods
bellowers14177624bello_wer_s
cellophanes1853664cellophanes
delftwares1751334de_lftwares
holloware1543944hollo_ware_
pillowcases1861544pillowcases
sellotapes12103744sello_tapes
yellowed15185744yello_w__ed
yellower14186214yello_w__er
yellowest1554014yello_w__est
yellowfins1951924yello_wfins
yellowhammer2561114yellowhammer
yellowhammers267934yellowhammers
yellowlegs1751484yello_wlegs
yellows13329604yello_w___s
yellowtail1661404yellowta_il
yellowwood2051204yelloww_ood

Search took 9 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819258.09618381.8
3Display Results25250.0131923.1
 (SQL Overall)178691258.52920951.0
 
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